STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1328-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 108

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 108 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CONDUCT A REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE REMOVAL OF MARINE DEBRIS CREATED BY THE 2011 TSUNAMI IN JAPAN,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Health to:

 

     (1) conduct a review and make recommendations on the removal of marine debris created by the 2011 tsunami in Japan, in consultation with state and federal agencies.

 

     (2) report its findings to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the  convening of the Regular Session of 2013 and 2014.

 

     The State of Hawaii Department of Defense offered comments on this measure.  Carbon Bio-Engineers, Inc. testified in support of this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 108 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection,

 

 

 

 

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DENNY COFFMAN, Chair